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# the irish read

Last year
2022
# EXTRACT
The Irish Read: 'Summers were for plants and foolishness, autumns for oblivion'
Read an extract from Andrew Meehan’s latest novel, Instant Fires, published by New Island.
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Sep 18th 2022, 7:00 PM
# Irish writing
The Irish Read: An extract from Aingeala Flannery's debut - inspired by life in Tramore
Read an extract from Aingela Flannery’s new book, The Amusements.
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Jun 26th 2022, 9:30 AM
# the irish read
The Irish Read: A short story from Wendy Erskine
Check out an extract from a story out of the Belfast writer’s new collection, Dance Move.
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Mar 13th 2022, 7:00 PM
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# homegrown writing
The Irish Read: Rosita Boland on the power of friendships
This week, we have an extract from Rosita Boland’s book Comrades.
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Oct 3rd 2021, 10:00 AM
# young writers
The Irish Read: Four young writers share their poetry
Enjoy new work by young Irish authors, excerpted from the Paper Lanterns journal, this Sunday morning.
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Jul 11th 2021, 10:00 AM
# short story
The Irish Read: A short story from Philip Ó Ceallaigh's new collection, Trouble
Enjoy a section from a new work by an Irish author this Sunday morning.
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Jun 6th 2021, 10:00 AM
Voices
The Irish Read: A short story from Adrian Duncan's new collection
Enjoy a section from a new work by an Irish author this Sunday morning.
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May 16th 2021, 10:00 AM